Queen Bee Jane Fallon – Bookread2day

Queen Bee By Jane Fallon Paperback published by Penguin 9th July 2020

It is here that Laura, seeking peace and privacy after her marriage falls apart, rents a tiny studio. Unfortunately, her arrival upsets suspicions Stella who fears Laura has designs on her fiance. AI. When Laura stumbles on the big secret AI is hiding, suddenly Stella’s perfectly controlled world, and Laura’s future, are threatened. Taking chances on beating AI at his own twisted game, these two former strangers are fast becoming friends. But has Laura forgotten that revenge always comes with a sting in the tail?

What has been said about this book…

The queen of sparkling wit. Full of heart, sass and terrific one-liners… MILLY JOHNSON

MY REVIEW

Welcome to The Close a beautiful street of mansions, where gorgeous Stella is the indisputable Queen Bee. I have been reading novels by my favourite author Jane Fallon for years. I was so surprise to see this book in a charity shop, from where I purchased it from. With so many books to get through, I must admit I hadn’t bought any more, this means, not even from my top favourite authors. So when I see this in the charity shop I decided to buy it and read it. For those of you readers that aren’t familiar with the way Jane writes, here is a small part of a chapter. I think you will quite agree with me the writing is beautiful. I highly recommend reading Queen Bee.

PART OF CHAPTER 1

The house is magnificent. Even in the pouring rain it’s impossible not to appreciate the sheer scale of it. The horseshoe drive with a gate marked in and a whole other gate marked out, the perfectly manicured box balls not a leaf out of place, the symmetry either side of the large columned porch. A small stone water fountain standing proudly in the middle of a complicated arrangement of low hedges. Three storeys high and the width of five terraced houses, it’s vast. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would end up living somewhere like this. I drag the last of my boxes from the boot of the car and look around me in awe as I carry it in. The other seven houses in the close are all similar but different enough to give them the illusion of individuality. ….

About author Jane Fallon

Jane Fallon is the multi-award-winning television producer behind shows such as This Life, Teachers and 20 Things to Do before You’re 30. Her debut novel “Getting Rid of Matthew’ was published in 2007 and became a Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller as have her subsequent books ‘Got You Back’, ‘Foursome’, ‘The Ugly Sister’, ‘Skeletons’, ‘Strictly Between Us’,’My Sweet Revenge’, ‘Faking Friends’ and ‘Tell Me a Secret’

Her 10th novel Queen Bee is available now to pre order in both paperback and for Kindle.

Join Jane on Twitter – @janefallon or Instagram – @janefallon2